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Participate in Greenpeace and jovoto’s Design Competition, “Creativity for the Energy Revolution”

Help Greenpeace and jovoto bring renewable energy to Germany with awesome graphic design Are you a creative designer looking to use your aesthetic powers towards...

Putting The “Green” In Egypt’s High School Business Education

Students enrolled in The British International School in Egypt produce a successful line of eco-products made from billboards In September, 2003, Nelson Mandela stood...

Breezy or Stifling – What is Your Clothing Doing to You?

Is your skin all covered up with material that stops it from being able to breathe? Maybe you should rethink your choice of fabric. Sitting...

Ana Seco Teaches Her Grandmother’s Eco-Fashion Techniques Throughout The World

At a workshop in Cairo, Spanish fashion artist Ana Seco teaches students how to incorporate "garbage" into their designs. Reluctant at first, they soon...

"Thirsty for Change" Fashion Show Raises Awareness About Israeli Water Conservation

PopLove's recycled fashion did a double eco service during "Thirsty for Change" - it got people excited about upcycled design and aware of the...

The Toxic Touch of Beauty Products – 7 Chemicals to Avoid

Do you keep an eye an the ingredients in your beauty products? Well maybe it's time you did. Image via dreamglow pumpkincat210 Have you...

Zolaykha Sherzad Resurrects Traditional Afghan Crafts Via Modern Fashion Design

Zolaykha Sherzad revives Afghan artistic culture and trains women with her Zarif Design company in Kabul. Fashion can be environmentally friendly in a few ways. ...

Yael Uriely Shows Us That Good Things Come in Upcycled Shapes, Colors and Sizes

Yael Uriely's Dvarim Tovim (or "Good Things") fabric jewelry line is made of vintage and upcycled materials. Good things don't always come in shiny, new,...

Israeli Designer Yinnon Lehrer Encourages Urban Biking with Vertical Bike Racks

Yinnon Lehrer's urban long-term bike parking solution encourages more commuters to keep on pedaling. If you've ever thought about commuting to work everyday on your...

Join the Betacup Competition. Win $10,000 for Sustainable Coffee Cup Design

Betacup competition urges global participants to find a sustainable alternative to the wasteful, ubiquitous coffee cup. Even environmentalists with the best of intentions might...

Cygalle Shapiro Creates LED Lamp Powered Organically… By Tomatoes

Israel-based design team creates an LED lamp packed with Lycopene and powered completely by tomatoes.  Yum. When it comes to energy-saving and eco-friendly design, we've...

Bank Hapoalim Presents an Exhibition of 22 Futuristic Green Houses and 2 Green Mortgages

An Israeli bank tries to sell "green mortgages" with installation exhibit on busy boulevard. As part of their campaign to sell "green mortgages" (in other...

H&M Israel's CEO, Andrew Horesh, Speaks About Sustainable Clothing

H&M Israel's CEO talks about his motive for importing H&M's sustainable fashion line Thousands of Israelis have flocked to the newly opened H&M stores in...

Sakina Design Brings an Environmental Conscience to Contemporary Islamic Design

Islamic wall art and greeting cards, with religious intonations in line with green values in Islam. Sakina Design's logo is green not only because the...

PopLove Designs Brings Upcycled Eco Chic Fashion to Tel Aviv (and the Whole Wide World)

We've heard about H&M's imported influx of sustainable fashion, and now onto to local eco-friendly clothing design: PopLove Designs. A design label that produces men's...

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